How old are today’s Senior Citizens?
Ariel 128 asked:
In the US, you get social security at 65, but now at cafes, theaters, and different places, the senior rate starts at all different ages. When do you start being a Senior Citizen?
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In the US, you get social security at 65, but now at cafes, theaters, and different places, the senior rate starts at all different ages. When do you start being a Senior Citizen?
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July 15th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
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Well this one just turned 61. You start when your mind tells you. Most places recognize age 60 as senior.
July 16th, 2011 at 12:01 am
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AARP offers membership starting at age 50, most restuarnats/venues recognise senior citizenship at 55.
July 16th, 2011 at 1:38 am
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I just turned 51 yesterday. I was middle aged 12-15 years ago. I am a senior.
July 17th, 2011 at 11:07 am
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In my area, senior discounts start at 55yrs.And some things are not considered senior until your 60, then there are other things that you can’t get until your 65yrs.old.
July 18th, 2011 at 12:14 am
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I started being a senior at 70, this year.
I got senior benefits at 62 and joined AARP
at 55. However within myself it was 70.
July 18th, 2011 at 12:29 am
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i like to judge seniority by any certain milestone. i was a senior upon leaving my junior class in high school and college. i was a senior adviser on a job and, at some golf course, i get to pay a senior rate. i don’t feel like a senior, at all. and i hope, when i draw social security, i don’t feel like a senior. and, if i ever go to the restaurant and they give me a senior discount, its because they have labeled me such and not because i feel like i’m so old that i am entitled. i guess i’d say that once you’ve hit 70, you have all the senior bases covered. of course, i hope being a senior is not the same as feeling like a senior. and if it does, i hope that doesn’t happen until 85 or so. in the meantime, accept the senior rate and dont look a gift horse in the mouth.
July 18th, 2011 at 7:14 am
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White male has a life span of about 73 so middle age is 36.5 and I put senior at 50 and up.
July 18th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
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well it is up to the person — i am 68 pushing hard 69 and i still do not think i am a senior citizen!!!
July 21st, 2011 at 1:32 pm
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AARP - 50 yrs old
Many movies - 50-55
Other places - 60
BTW - you can ‘draw down’ early on Soc. Sec. at age 62
July 22nd, 2011 at 2:49 pm
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When considering benefits you qualify as a senior as early as possible and when accepting limitations you qualify as late as possible. I ain’t as dumb as I look.
July 24th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
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Depending on where you live, you have Senior Citizen discounts for a lot of things. When it comes to Social Security benefits,you still have to be 65. They want to make it 67. Makes me a little glad I retired 5 years ago.
July 28th, 2011 at 1:02 am
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At the grocery store, we get a discount after age 55, at the movies 62. So I have been a senior citizen for 9 years now.
July 31st, 2011 at 1:33 am
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I guess when you feel like one.
July 31st, 2011 at 5:46 pm
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59.. i get the senior citizen price for coffe st Dunkin Donuts
July 31st, 2011 at 7:56 pm
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AARP says 50.
August 3rd, 2011 at 2:26 am
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It varies a lot. There are places where 55 is considered a senior citizen and others are 60, some are 65. I took my mom to a senior citizens club when I was 45 and they wanted me to join so they would have more members.
August 4th, 2011 at 3:41 am
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at 85 i am just getting to qualifying.
August 4th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
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I think 50 is such a benchmark that regardless how great you might look or how in shape you might be, you’ve entered your middle-age, which at 62 would mean living to 124, so I think of 50 as a senior.
August 4th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
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No set age anymore. Businesses give discounts from age 50 on up. You can get Social Security in the US at age 62.
August 7th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
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I started getting a few senior discounts at 60. I really like the ones in restaurants because the portions are smaller and I have always been a small eater.
August 10th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
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It can be anywhere from 50 years old to 60 or 65.